Entitlements and health services for First Nations and Métis women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

The Chief is elected by eligible voters of the Band, or by the councillors, according the regulations of the Indian Act.4 Band Council – Governing or administrative body of a Band, elected according to procedures laid out in the Indian Act. [...] Métis people are included as Aboriginal people in the The Women Canadian Constitution, but the Constitution did Differences between the health status and use of not define the word “Métis”. [...] Questions remain concerning whether Saskatchewan lands Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 this provided title to the land or simply were signed.24 recognized the pre-existing reality that the lands belonged to the Indian people, and whether the Of particular importance to health is Treaty 6 proclamation applies to all the lands of Canada that was signed in 1876 by the Cree Nation in or just the territo [...] Nevertheless, the Royal Treaty 6 includes a clause that states a “medicine Proclamation set the stage for treaties to be chest” will be kept in the house of each Indian signed between the First Nations people and the Agent for the benefit of the Indian people.25 Crown.20 There was considerable debate in the following. [...] Although the Manitoba In the 74 years between the establishment of government is required to provide equal the first federal health department and the access to health care services under the emergence of a reconstituted health Canada Health Act for all residents of department in 1993, federal government Manitoba including First Nations living on responsibility grew to include health services rese